Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
SX585671

Nearest town:

Plympton (11km SSW)

OS reference:

SX585671

OS sheet:

202

Latitude:

50° 29' 9.51 N

Longitude:

3° 59' 41.47 W

Added to TMA by

Mr Hamhead

Images (8)
Fieldnotes (1)

Images

Image of Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement by GLADMAN

The wondrous Drizzlecombe lies below...

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 3, 2016

Image of Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement by GLADMAN

Like Mr Hamhead I found it difficult to differentiate hut circle from rock scatter... but it is a finely located site.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 3, 2016

Image of Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 3, 2016

Image of Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement by GLADMAN

For reference the ‘Scout Hut’ is within the trees...

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 3, 2016

Image of Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement by Lubin

The settlement viewed from the top of Gutter Tor.

Image credit: Peter Castle ©

Lubin Jun 1, 2007

Image of Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement by Lubin

The remains of a medieval longhouse built into the settlement.

Image credit: Peter Castle ©

Lubin Jul 3, 2005

Image of Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement by Mr Hamhead

The “table” at the top of the site.

Mr Hamhead May 13, 2005

Image of Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement by Mr Hamhead

Mr Hamhead May 13, 2005

Articles

Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

Mr Hamhead May 13, 2005

This is just one great area of rocks...at one time placed by man but now scattered at random. To my untrained eye there is very little that can be made out but i am sure the experts know every hut circle, burial cairn etc on this hillside. It is while walking uphill amongst the rocks that you first gain sight of the Drizzel Combe complex....i wonder if the two sites are connected?

At the top end of the settlement there is a rectanguler “table” of rocks a good 20 ft long and about 2 to 3 feet high. What it is I know not, but at least it is still there...

Sites within 20km of Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement

Drizzlecombe Megalithic Complex

Complex • 0.7km ENE

116

8

1
Eylesbarrow South West

Cist • 0.71km N

9

2
Gutter Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 0.73km WSW

2
Ditsworthy Warren

Cist • 0.81km ENE

7

1
Gutter Tor settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.89km WSW

3
Gutter Tor Cist

Cist • 0.95km WSW

12

1
Yellowmead SE cairn

Cairn(s) • 0.97km WNW

3

2
Higher Hartor Tor

Round Cairn • 1.19km ENE

3

1
Gutter Tor cairns

Cairn(s) • 1.2km WSW

6
Yellowmead Multiple Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 1.22km WNW

52

3

11

3
Outcombe

Cist • 1.25km NW

1

1
Ditsworthy Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 1.41km S

1

1
Willings Wall Warren

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.43km SSW

3
Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook

Cairn(s) • 1.56km SE

7

1
Cuckoo Rock

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.6km NNW

2

1
Plym Steps Round Cairn

Round Cairn • 1.68km ENE

5
Plym Steps

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.74km ENE

10
Willings Walls Warren cist

Cist • 1.92km S

2
Legis Tor Cist

Cist • 1.94km SW

5

1
Eylesbarrow

Cairn(s) • 2.05km NE

15

3
Ringmoor Down cairns

Cairn(s) • 2.06km WSW

3
Down Tor South

Cist • 2.16km NW

2

1
Down Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.18km N

69

1

7

1
Langcombe Brook / Deadman’s Bottom

Cairn(s) • 2.21km E

35

1
Down Tor NW

Round Cairn • 2.22km N

1
Calveslake Tor

Cairn(s) • 2.33km ENE

2

1
Hingston Hill North

Cist • 2.41km NNW

3
Ringmoor Down Cist

Cist • 2.44km SW

3

1
Narrator Brook Head enclosure

Enclosure • 2.44km N

9

2
Narrator Brook Head cairn

Cairn(s) • 2.44km NNE

10

1
St Leonard’s Well

Sacred Well • 2.44km W

2

2
Ringmoor Cairn Circle and Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.5km WSW

52

7

3
Brisworthy Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 2.56km SW

57

1

8

1
Ringmoor Kerbed Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 2.63km WSW

6
Spanish Lake

Cist • 2.7km SSE

1
Willings Walls Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.71km S

1

1
Trowlesworthy

2.72km SSW
Little Trowlesworthy Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.72km SSW

2
Trowlesworthy Warren

Cist • 2.77km SSW

1

1
Grim’s Grave

Ring Cairn • 2.78km E

14

1
Great Gnat’s Head

Cairn(s) • 3.19km ENE

2

1

1
Trowlesworthy Warren

Stone Circle • 3.2km S

24

2

2
Leather Tor South

Cist • 3.25km WNW

2
Trowlesworthy Stone Row West

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.25km SSW

20

3

1
Trowlesworthy Stone Row East

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.32km S

17

3

1
Ringmoor Down Reave

3.39km WSW

1
Shell Top

Cairn(s) • 3.51km SE

3
Tory Brookhead

Cairn(s) • 3.6km SSE
Tory Brookhead

Enclosure • 3.8km SSE

7
Raddick Hill

Cairn(s) • 3.86km NNW

17
Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 3.96km NNE

1

1
Peek Hill

Ring Cairn • 4.02km WNW

1

1
Leeden Tor South

Cist • 4.25km NW

1

1
Emmets Post

Cairn(s) • 4.25km SSW

1

1
Wigford Down

Cairn(s) • 4.42km WSW

11

1
Penn Beacon

Cairn(s) • 4.42km SE

2
Goldsmith’s Cross/Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 4.45km NE

4

1
Sharpitor

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 4.47km WNW

10

5
Sharpitor Cist

Cist • 4.48km WNW

3

2
Sharpitor cairns

Cairn(s) • 4.49km WNW

16

2
Black Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.52km NW

17
Saddlesborough summit cairns

Cairn(s) • 4.64km SSW

3

1
Hart Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.66km NNW

45

1

3
Wigford Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.69km WSW

2
Saddlesborough settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.71km SW

9

1
Saddlesborough

4.74km SW
Cholwich Town (destroyed)

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.8km SSE

1

2
Penn Beacon South

4.8km SE

3
West Saddlesborough Hut Circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.82km SW

8

2
West Saddlesborough Stone Row & Cairn Circle

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.82km SW

19

3
Black Tor

Rocking Stone • 4.82km NNW

8

1
West Saddlesborough Cairn

Cairn(s) • 4.88km SW

5

2
Ranny Brook

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.94km ESE

3

1
Horseyeatt

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.01km WNW

4

1
Childe’s Tomb

Cist • 5.03km NE

5

2
Stall Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.13km ENE

12

2
Dendles Waste

Cist • 5.32km ESE

1

1
Devil’s Gully Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.34km NNW

8
Erme Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.37km E

4

1
Stall Moor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 5.44km E

5

2
Dewerstone Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.48km SW

4

4
Erme Plains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.54km E

1
Ingra Tor

Cist • 5.59km NW

1

1
Stall Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 5.66km E

15

6

1
Collard Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.72km SSW

11

1
Hook Lake

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.83km E

3

1
Broken Barrow

Round Cairn • 5.85km NE

10

1
Ter Hill

Cist • 5.86km NE

2

1
Hook Lake

Enclosure • 5.86km E

4

1
Shell Top South West

Enclosure • 5.89km SW

9
Coombebrook North East

Cairn(s) • 5.94km ESE

1

1
Yes Tor Bottom

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.97km NW

1

1
Blatchford Bottom settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.04km E

3
Royal Hill Cist

Cist • 6.09km NE

24
Royal Hill

6.22km NNE
Harrowthorn Plantation North

Cairn(s) • 6.25km ESE

1

1
Stalldown Cairns

Cairn(s) • 6.43km ESE

6

1
The Crock of Gold Cist

Cairn(s) • 6.57km NNE

4

1

3
Stalldown Stone Row cairns

Cairn(s) • 6.57km ESE

4

2

1
Stalldown cairn circle

Cairn circle • 6.63km ESE

5
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn NE

Cairn(s) • 6.65km ESE

4

2
Stalldown Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.7km ESE

40

1

6

2
Joan Ford’s Newtake

Cist • 6.78km NE

3

1
Pecked Circle

Stone Circle • 6.8km NE

1
Western White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 6.99km E

9

3
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn S

Cairn(s) • 7.04km ESE

3

2

1
Hillson’s House

Cairn(s) • 7.13km ESE

5

2

1
Blakey Tor

Cist • 7.22km NNE

5

1
Buckland Ford Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 7.29km E

10
Skir Hill

Cairn(s) • 7.5km ENE

1
Swincombe Ford Newtake

Cairn(s) • 7.51km NE

2
Yellowmeade

Cist • 7.62km NW

2

1
Heap of Sinners

Cairn(s) • 7.68km ENE

11

1

2
Hucken Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 7.68km NW

1

1
Round Hill

Cairn(s) • 7.74km NNE

8
Huntingdon Warren Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.81km E

1

1
Stalldown South-East

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.85km ESE

8

2
Ryder’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 7.89km ENE

2

1
Sherberton Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 8.13km NE

26

4

1
Biller’s Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.13km E

2

1
Merrivale Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 8.14km NW

39

3
Three Barrows

Cairn(s) • 8.19km E

10
Eastern White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 8.22km E

9

1

1
The Plague Market At Merrivale

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 8.27km NW

105

19

1
Snowdon

Cairn(s) • 8.31km E

6

1
Sharp Tor

Cairn(s) • 8.37km ESE

5

1
Vixen Tor

Cist • 8.37km NW

14

4

1
Roborough Beacon

Enclosure • 8.46km WSW

8

2
Boringdon Camp

Hillfort • 8.54km SSW

13

1
Down Ridge

Stone Circle • 8.62km NE

12

2
Merrivale Bridge Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.64km NW

8

1

1
Pupers Hill

Cairn(s) • 8.67km ENE

11

1

3
Burford Down

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.7km ESE

18

5
Burford Down cairn and cist

Cairn(s) • 8.71km ESE

8

1
Piles Hill stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.82km ESE

3

1
Holne Moor

Cist • 9.01km ENE

1

2
Barn Hill / Whitchurch Down

Cist • 9.03km WNW

1

2
Harford Moor

Cist • 9.13km ESE

15

2
Piles Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 9.18km ESE

8

2
Brockhill Foot West

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.32km E

9

1
Brockhill Enclosed Settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.37km E

1
Brockhill Ford West

Cairn(s) • 9.39km E

2
Piles Hill longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.39km ESE

12

2
Maristow Camp

Enclosure • 9.39km WSW
Mardle Valley

Cairn(s) • 9.4km ENE

1

1
Long Plantation

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 9.41km N

1

1

1

1
Little Mis Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.61km NW

8
Dunnabridge Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.65km NE

4

2
Rider’s Rings

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.68km E
Glasscombe Ball North

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.81km ESE

1
Glasscombe Ball

Cairn(s) • 9.81km ESE

3

2
Holne Moor Triple Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.82km ENE

2
Dean Moor

Cairn(s) • 9.83km E

8

1

1
Glasscombe Corner

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.85km ESE

11

2
Corringdon Ball Stone Row

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 9.86km ESE

15

1
Butter Brook Ford

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.92km ESE

5

1
Butterdon stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.95km ESE

16

1

3
Corringdon Ball Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.12km E

14

1
Gripper’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 10.19km E

13

1

1
Glaze Meet

Cairn(s) • 10.27km ESE

3

1
Black Newtake

Cairn circle • 10.28km NNE

9

1
Great Western Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.28km NW

1

1
Spurrell’s Cross Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.3km ESE

6

2
Aller Brook

Cist • 10.3km ENE

1

1
Wistman’s Wood

10.32km N

2

2
Weatherdon Hill

Cairn(s) • 10.43km ESE

2

1
Butterdon Hill (north) cairn

Round Cairn • 10.49km ESE

3

1
Cox Tor

Cairn(s) • 10.53km WNW

2

1
Laughter Tor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.73km NE

7

4
Harbourne Head cairns

Cairn(s) • 10.85km E

2

1
Addicombe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.86km ESE
Yar Tor Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.88km NE

6
Bellever Tor West

Cist • 10.9km NNE

8

1
Littaford Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.9km N

1
Butterdon Hill cairn circle

Cairn circle • 10.91km ESE

4

2
Butterdon Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 10.91km ESE

21

2
Coffin Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 11.07km NE

1
Bellever

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.13km NNE

26

7

1
Roos Tor Northeast

Cairn(s) • 11.15km NW

1
Harbourne Head

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.26km E

5

1
Langstone Moor

Enclosure • 11.29km NW

3
Langstone Moor

Cairn(s) • 11.35km NW

4

1
Butterdon Hill Chambered Tomb

Chambered Tomb • 11.39km ESE

8

2
Stennen Hill

Cist • 11.41km NNE

9

1
Langstone Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.44km NW

18

1

4
Aish Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.48km E

2

2
Yar Tor summit cairn

Cairn(s) • 11.56km NE

9

1
Cuckoo Ball

Chambered Tomb • 11.63km ESE

13

2
Crow Tor

Cist • 11.66km N

2

1
White Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.69km NNE

8

1

1
Arch Tor (South-West)

Round Cairn • 11.69km NNE

3
Yar Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.73km NE

20

1

1
Western Beacon

Cairn(s) • 11.78km ESE

19

5
Conies Down

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 11.99km NNW

1
Riddon Ridge Field Systems

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.07km NE

3

1
Lakehead Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.11km NNE

43

2
White Tor East

Cist • 12.13km NW

6

1
Langstone Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.2km NW

10

1
Riddon Ridge

Round Cairn • 12.23km NE

5
Rowtor Bog Cairns

Cairn(s) • 12.23km NNE

16

1
White Tor Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.27km NW

17
Cantrell Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.3km ESE

3

2
Corndon Tor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.31km NE

33

1
Kraps Ring

Enclosure • 12.47km NNE

4

1

1
Beardown Man

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.54km N

13

2
Corndon Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.61km NE

1
Archerton, Newtake

Ring Cairn • 12.83km NNE

1

1

2
Brent Hill

Hillfort • 13.03km E

1
Chittaford Down

Cist • 13.3km NNE

9

2
Chittaford Cairn and Cist

Cist • 13.4km NNE

8

2
Roundy Park

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.69km NNE

3
Roundy Park

Cairn(s) • 13.69km NNE

16

2
Cator Common North Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.05km NE

3

1
Broad Down Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.08km N

2

1
Hembury Castle

Hillfort • 14.12km ENE

19

5

1
Soussons Common Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 14.58km NE

23

8

2
Soussons Down

Cairn(s) • 15.49km NE

2
Stannon Newtake

Cist • 15.5km NNE

1

1
Cut Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.65km N

12

4
The Dun Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 15.68km NE

1

1
Sittaford Tor hut circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.3km NNE

3
Sittaford

Stone Circle • 16.32km N

14

1

1

1
Water Hill

Cairn(s) • 16.49km NNE

2
Water Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.63km NNE

1
Wittaburrow

Cairn(s) • 16.86km ENE

11
The Greywethers

Stone Circle • 16.87km NNE

63

4

11

3
Tunhill Rocks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.01km ENE

1
Blackslade Down

Cist • 17.06km ENE

7

1
Assycombe Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.24km NNE

33

3
Challacombe

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 17.25km NE

19

2
Heathfield Beacons

Round Barrow(s) • 17.35km WNW

2
Brent Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.56km WNW

22

7
Foale’s Arrishes

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.56km ENE

9
Hurston Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.62km NNE

17

1

2

1
Birch Tor

Cairn(s) • 17.64km NE

13

1
Hurston Ridge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.71km NNE

3
Top Tor

Cairn(s) • 17.73km NE

7
Hamel Down

Cairn(s) • 17.82km NE

6
Horridge Common (West)

Cairn(s) • 17.85km ENE

1

1
West Vitifer

Cairn(s) • 17.98km NNE

2
Grimspound & Hookney Tor

18km NE

49

8

1
Seven Lords’ Lands

Cairn(s) • 18.04km ENE

7

2

2
Fernworthy Round House

18.14km NNE

19

1
Rippon Tor

Cairn(s) • 18.15km ENE

22

1
Doe Tor

Cist • 18.17km NW

5

1
Grims Lake Mire

Cist • 18.34km NE

10

1
Fernworthy SE

Cairn(s) • 18.36km NNE

2

1

1
Fernworthy Stone Row (South)

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.36km NNE

7

2
Fernworthy

Stone Circle • 18.38km NNE

54

6

2
East Lowton settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.39km NNE

17

1
Fernworthy Cairn and Cairn Circle (Eastern)

Cairn circle • 18.4km NNE

5

2
Shapley Tor

Cairn(s) • 18.5km NE

6
Fernworthy stone row (North)

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.55km NNE

15

1

3

1
Whitehorse Hill

Cist • 18.63km N

1

6

1
Heath Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.67km NNE

1

1
East Bovey Head

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.67km NE

14

1
Horridge Common

Round Barrow(s) • 18.7km ENE

3
Horridge Common

Round Cairn • 18.79km ENE

8
Metherall Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.81km NNE

12

2
King’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.89km NE

8

1
Thornworthy Down

Cist • 19.03km NNE

12

1
Chagford Common

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.22km NNE

3
Shapley Common

Platform Cairn • 19.22km NE

12
Hound Tor

Cist • 19.42km NE

24

2
Gallows Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.51km NW

1

1
Great Links Tor

Round Cairn • 19.62km NNW

10

1

1
Hingston Down East

Round Barrow(s) • 19.69km W

1
Mount Edgcumbe Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.77km SW

1

1
Haytor Rock

Rocky Outcrop • 19.79km ENE

1

1